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and throughout north africa we have seen the resurgence, frankly, of al qaeda, both in the east of libya, and in the mali, mauritania area, and then we come to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, including recently. there was a large al qaeda cell broken up into saudi arabia, and it was originally this al qaeda in the arabian peninsula which was in yemen was originally in saudi, saudi efforts pushed them out of the kingdom but we've seen even there they've continued to try to go back into the kingdom as well as yemen to launch and plan attacks. >> fran townsend, thanks so much for joining us. we'll be back. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your new light creamy potato with bacon & cheese soup says it's 100 calories a serving. that's right. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. my world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... [ whispers ] 100 calories... say it again... [ whispers ] 100 calories... ma'am, hello? ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. but between check-ups tartar builds. keep it clean with new lister
and throughout north africa we have seen the resurgence, frankly, of al qaeda, both in the east of libya, and in the mali, mauritania area, and then we come to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, including recently. there was a large al qaeda cell broken up into saudi arabia, and it was originally this al qaeda in the arabian peninsula which was in yemen was originally in saudi, saudi efforts pushed them out of the kingdom but we've seen even there they've continued to try to go back into the...
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and now, in libya. and i think what secretary clinton did so well is to distinguish between the pride we all felt at helping libya become free with the chaos that now exists in that country that has enabled this security to be breached and our embassy attacked. >> i mean, clearly something went wrong. the question for you after the break is, did we do something wrong? is there a lapse on our part and our government? is it completely the fault of the libyan government? back right after this. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios [ dog ]you still have to go we found it together.upbeat ] on a walk, walk, walk. love to walk. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing... had made you play. and that... had made you smile. [ announcer ] beneful. play. it's good for you. wthe future of our medicare andr electiosocial security. for... man 1:
and now, in libya. and i think what secretary clinton did so well is to distinguish between the pride we all felt at helping libya become free with the chaos that now exists in that country that has enabled this security to be breached and our embassy attacked. >> i mean, clearly something went wrong. the question for you after the break is, did we do something wrong? is there a lapse on our part and our government? is it completely the fault of the libyan government? back right after...
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you're talking about libya and egypt? >> libya. just libya. do we know -- just libya. do we know if the group that launched the grenade actually coordinated with the protesters or the protesters were aware or talking with the other group, the grenade group, in this attack that happened in libya in the consulate there? >> we do not know that, but at this stage it does appear that there was this core and, remember, what secretary of state hillary clinton said this morning. a small and vicious group, which was carrying out this attack, so, again, not totally confirmed, but it would appear that there is a demonstration going on, and then this core uses that and attacks. >> is the state department, is the secretary -- are they close at all to identifying who that group might have been? is there an investigation that is taking place with libyan authorities to find out who did this? >> oh, they are definitely starting that. the fbi will be involved, but at this point it's very early, and nobody is definitively saying who did that. >> all right. jill, thank you very much. very
you're talking about libya and egypt? >> libya. just libya. do we know -- just libya. do we know if the group that launched the grenade actually coordinated with the protesters or the protesters were aware or talking with the other group, the grenade group, in this attack that happened in libya in the consulate there? >> we do not know that, but at this stage it does appear that there was this core and, remember, what secretary of state hillary clinton said this morning. a small and...
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ambassador to libya. the on-line film clip that sparked rioting in two embassies and the life of the ambassador himself. light get to it. cnn has learned in the past few minutes that u.s. officials now believe attackers in libya did not specifically target the u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens. targeted or not, ambassador stevens was killed along with three other members. me they planned to hit the consulate in benghazi, and were waitinged for an opportunity to strike. that opportunity came in a street riot last night. here's secretary of state hillary clinton today. >> he risked his life to stop a tyrant, then gave his life trying to help build a better libya. live at the state department now to ellise. first of all, to the new information we are getting here because this is very rare. we understand for an ambassador to be killed by terrorists. does it change how people feel about what has happened at the state department that people's dear friend and colleague that he was not targeted, but this wa
ambassador to libya. the on-line film clip that sparked rioting in two embassies and the life of the ambassador himself. light get to it. cnn has learned in the past few minutes that u.s. officials now believe attackers in libya did not specifically target the u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens. targeted or not, ambassador stevens was killed along with three other members. me they planned to hit the consulate in benghazi, and were waitinged for an opportunity to strike. that opportunity...
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ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. this was cairo, egypt last night as a mob attacked our embassy there. they tore down the american flag and shredded it. want to bring in senior international correspondent nick robertson. he's in london. what can you tell us about the people who were likely behind these attacks? >> reporter: we know the last attack on the consulate was on the 5th of june. chris stevens was there at the time as well. the notes left behind said that the attack was revenge for the killing of a seen r your al qaeda figure. they said he was killed in a drone attack. that was never confirmed, his killing, until yesterday when the head of al qaeda issued a video statement saying that he was dead on calling on libyan jihadist to attack and kill americans. late last year the head of al qaeda sent senior jihadists to set up training camps inside libya. thr aware of the training camps and aware of the people running those camps. so we don't know if al qaeda had a responsibility in this or the groups affiliated w
ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. this was cairo, egypt last night as a mob attacked our embassy there. they tore down the american flag and shredded it. want to bring in senior international correspondent nick robertson. he's in london. what can you tell us about the people who were likely behind these attacks? >> reporter: we know the last attack on the consulate was on the 5th of june. chris stevens was there at the time as well. the notes left behind said that the attack was...
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ambassador to libya were killed in an attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. crowds of protesters setting fire to the building, expressing their anger over a low-budget film that is considered offensive to islam. chris stevens, u.s. ambassador to libya, died in a rocket attack that also killed three security staff members. the last time an ambassador was killed by terrorists was in 1979. in cairo, egypt, protesters scaled the wall of the u.s. embassy and ripped down the american flag. joining me now, author and senior fellow at stanford universi university, fouad ajami. >> this is extremely sad. sometimes words cannot express the absurdity and horror of such things. we've been here before. more than two decades ago the famous episode of writing a book that muslims considered offensive and then people died. protests greeted the publication of the book. an offensive film is met with a deeply offensive and violent attack on the consulate in benghazi. the sadness of it is that ambassador stevens worked long and hard for the liberation of the libyan people from the
ambassador to libya were killed in an attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. crowds of protesters setting fire to the building, expressing their anger over a low-budget film that is considered offensive to islam. chris stevens, u.s. ambassador to libya, died in a rocket attack that also killed three security staff members. the last time an ambassador was killed by terrorists was in 1979. in cairo, egypt, protesters scaled the wall of the u.s. embassy and ripped down the american flag....
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marines are headed for libya as we speak. just a short while ago we learned identity of one more of the americans who were killed in libya. a person speaking for the family says she glenn doherty of massachusetts. also, political fallout is building in the country over mitt romney's quick attack over president and the way that the american administration handled this crisis. cnn has reporters right across the globe throughout the middle east and we have handle on every s aspect and angle of this story, and we are life in every location. we will start right now with the anti-u.s. protests in yemen. one important note here sh, ye is a key ally in the fight against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula which has been a massive, massive problem of late. hakeem al wa ssri, is our journalist on the ground there. can you hear me? are you there? >> yes. protesters are decreasing and force forced to leave 300 meters away from the u.s. embassy. there were clashes. and three people were reported injured and one in critical condition. it cau
marines are headed for libya as we speak. just a short while ago we learned identity of one more of the americans who were killed in libya. a person speaking for the family says she glenn doherty of massachusetts. also, political fallout is building in the country over mitt romney's quick attack over president and the way that the american administration handled this crisis. cnn has reporters right across the globe throughout the middle east and we have handle on every s aspect and angle of...
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consulate in libya. a heckler prevented him from doing so but making a pivot from the kind of tone he took before when -- actually criticizing president obama and his handling of what has taken place. we're taking you around the world in 60 minutes. here's what's going on right now. the anger is spreading fast since the attacks on the u.s. consulate at libya that happened on the anniversary of september 11th. we are seeing protests and violence in the streets in several countries. we're talking egypt, iran, yemen and israel. secretary of state hillary clinton told muslims everywhere that the united states had nothing to do with the youtube video that seems to have sparked the violent protests. >> this video is disgusting and reprehensible. it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose, to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage. but as i said yesterday, there is no justification, none at all, for responding to this video with violence. we condemn the violence that has resulted in the strongest terms
consulate in libya. a heckler prevented him from doing so but making a pivot from the kind of tone he took before when -- actually criticizing president obama and his handling of what has taken place. we're taking you around the world in 60 minutes. here's what's going on right now. the anger is spreading fast since the attacks on the u.s. consulate at libya that happened on the anniversary of september 11th. we are seeing protests and violence in the streets in several countries. we're talking...
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consulate in libya. we'll talk to an al qaeda expert about the motive. >>> we're also learning more about the filmmaker who sparked protests around the world. it doesn't get any better than endless shrimp at red lobster. you can mix and match all day! [ male announcer ] red lobster's endless shrimp is back... but only for a limited time! try as much as you like, any way you like! like parmesan crusted shrimp just $14.99. i'm ryan isabell and i sea food differently. just $14.99. i i had pain in my abdomen...g. it just wouldn't go away. i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are not the same for everyone. if you think something's wrong... see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. and get the inside knowledge. the blissful pause just be
consulate in libya. we'll talk to an al qaeda expert about the motive. >>> we're also learning more about the filmmaker who sparked protests around the world. it doesn't get any better than endless shrimp at red lobster. you can mix and match all day! [ male announcer ] red lobster's endless shrimp is back... but only for a limited time! try as much as you like, any way you like! like parmesan crusted shrimp just $14.99. i'm ryan isabell and i sea food differently. just $14.99. i i had...
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behind israel. >> very different from libya as you just showed. the libyan government is actively on our side trying to ferret out the extremists, capture them, kill them. are they encouraging a certain degree of extremism? >> when we look at these pictures and see the demonstrators and hear of ben wedeman, fareed spoke to a couple of them and made a couple of the president apologizing and an insult to muslims the world over, when you look at this, what aren't -- what aren't they understanding about us, a democracy, here and what aren't we understanding about them? because people here want the hear people on the streets in the u.s. talk about how they feel. because they obviously think it's absurd from some terrible small movie that no one had seen that it's caused such violence and even death. >> well, i think it's fair to say there is as i say a lack of kind of an understanding of freedom of speech and opinion. you know, the person who made the speech made this movie, is crude, is bigoted and a buffoon but in the united states of america we do n
behind israel. >> very different from libya as you just showed. the libyan government is actively on our side trying to ferret out the extremists, capture them, kill them. are they encouraging a certain degree of extremism? >> when we look at these pictures and see the demonstrators and hear of ben wedeman, fareed spoke to a couple of them and made a couple of the president apologizing and an insult to muslims the world over, when you look at this, what aren't -- what aren't they...
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ambassador to libya. we are going to talk with general spider marks about the search, and if it is possible at all to catch the people responsible. we will be right back. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing... had made you play. and that... had made you smile. [ announcer ] beneful. play. it's good for you. wthe future of our medicare andr electiosocial security. for... man 1: i want facts. straight talk. tell me your plan... and what it means for me. woman 2: i'm tired of the negative ads and political spin. that won't help me decide. man 2: i earned my medicare and social security. and i deserve some answers. anncr: where do the candidates stand on issues that... affect seniors today and in the future? find out with the aarp voters' guide at earnedasay.org >>> in the wake of the deadly attack in libya, the u.s. has turned the focus to find those respon responsible for kil
ambassador to libya. we are going to talk with general spider marks about the search, and if it is possible at all to catch the people responsible. we will be right back. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing... had made you play. and that... had made you smile. [ announcer ] beneful. play. it's good for you. wthe future of our medicare andr electiosocial security....
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as we've been reminded by events in egypt, libya and yemen. we've all seen the images of our flag being burned. and our enemies under attack by vicious mobs. the worst of it is the loss of four good men, including our ambassador to libya. they were there for the most peaceful purposes in service to our country. an today our country honors their lives and grieves with their families. [ applause ] all of us are watching events closely. but we know who america is dealing with in these attacks. they are extremists who operate by violence and inti my addition and the least equestion vocation or mixed signal only makes them bolder. look across that region today. and what do we see? the slaughter of brave d dissidents in syria. mobs storming consulates. iran four years closer to getting a nuclear weapon. israel, our best ally in the region treated with indifference bordering on contempt by the obama administration. [ applause ] amid all these threats and dangers what we do not see is steady, consistent american leadership. in the days ahead and in th
as we've been reminded by events in egypt, libya and yemen. we've all seen the images of our flag being burned. and our enemies under attack by vicious mobs. the worst of it is the loss of four good men, including our ambassador to libya. they were there for the most peaceful purposes in service to our country. an today our country honors their lives and grieves with their families. [ applause ] all of us are watching events closely. but we know who america is dealing with in these attacks....
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>> don't have information that it was sent to the embassy in libya. it was sent to the embassy in cairo, which sort of acts leak, you know, one of these places in the region why wr they take the information and they send it out where they feel like it needs to go. we know that there was a warning that the movie was out there. they knew people had been watch it. there was a seven minute clip or so of the movie that aired on he jiptian tv over the weekend, which obviously highlighted the fact that egypt might be a place where more people knew about his existence, may prosecute e test, speculation there. there was no clear warning in that 48 hours before that there was any link to an imminent attack. planned attack. >> sure. it might be too early to know, too early to tell, but do we know what the intelligence community had any inkling that it was going to spread through social media from being aired on egyptian television and then spread through social media to other countries so that other communities would actually see this clip? >> i think it's fair
>> don't have information that it was sent to the embassy in libya. it was sent to the embassy in cairo, which sort of acts leak, you know, one of these places in the region why wr they take the information and they send it out where they feel like it needs to go. we know that there was a warning that the movie was out there. they knew people had been watch it. there was a seven minute clip or so of the movie that aired on he jiptian tv over the weekend, which obviously highlighted the...
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envoy to libya as the u.s. was restoring ties with libya after decades. and he was so excited about the potential for u.s./libyan relations. we traveled to one of the ruins. libya has really beautiful untouched roman ruins and there was really no tourism there. there was nobody there. it was myself, cnn's zain verjee and ambassador stevens walking through these ruins and we were amazed that there was no -- a little kid in a way in terms of his enthusiasm for libya, which was really infectious. when he returned in 2007, excuse me, returned last year to represent the u.s. as an envoy to the transitional government to the rebels, he sailed in as secretary clinton said the other day on a barge, really expeditionary and that's -- he really saw this not just in terms of the work that could go it was dangerous, but he saw it as an adventure and sean smith was there as a tdy at the state department, a temporary assignment, he it arrived days before his real assignment in the hague and the other gentlemen, you know, glen doherty working on securing libyan loose we
envoy to libya as the u.s. was restoring ties with libya after decades. and he was so excited about the potential for u.s./libyan relations. we traveled to one of the ruins. libya has really beautiful untouched roman ruins and there was really no tourism there. there was nobody there. it was myself, cnn's zain verjee and ambassador stevens walking through these ruins and we were amazed that there was no -- a little kid in a way in terms of his enthusiasm for libya, which was really infectious....
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consulate in libya. here now the ceremony that took place just a short time ago at joint base andrews. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> to you, families and colleagues, to all americans know this, their sacrifice will never be forgotten. we will bring to justice those who took them from us. we will stand fast against the violence on our diplomatic missions. we will continue to do everything in our power to protect americans serving overseas, whether that means increasing security at our diplomatic posts, working with host countries with an obligation to provide security, and making it clear that justice will come. ♪ >> today we bring home four americans who gave their lives for our country and our values. to the families of our fallen colleagues i offer our most heartfelt condolences and deepest gratitude. ♪
consulate in libya. here now the ceremony that took place just a short time ago at joint base andrews. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> to you, families and colleagues, to all americans know this, their sacrifice will never be forgotten. we will bring to justice those who took them from us. we will stand fast against the violence on our diplomatic missions. we will continue to do everything in our power to protect americans serving overseas, whether that means increasing security at our diplomatic...
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the group that went to libya was about 50 marines. similar expected in yemen. they are there to protect diplomatic installations. the u.s. officials very adamant, very clear no combat mission for them but when these u.s. embassy, these u.s. diplomatic areas are coming under attack they will move to protect them and we saw president obama a couple of days ago say security will be ramped up. so now this group of marines armed on their way to the capital of yemen to work security issues at the u.s. embassy and diplomatic install accelerations of the united states in yemen. carol. >> barbara starr, thanks for that. reporting live from the pentagon. we'll be right back. ck from rou. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever. when you see these problems do you take a step back, or do you want to dive right in? with a degree in business from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to go further in your career than you ever thought possible. let's get started at capella.edu >>> the fight over voter i.d.
the group that went to libya was about 50 marines. similar expected in yemen. they are there to protect diplomatic installations. the u.s. officials very adamant, very clear no combat mission for them but when these u.s. embassy, these u.s. diplomatic areas are coming under attack they will move to protect them and we saw president obama a couple of days ago say security will be ramped up. so now this group of marines armed on their way to the capital of yemen to work security issues at the...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. at 10:20 tuesday night before details of the attack were clear, governor mitt romney issued a statement accusing the president of apologizing for american values. it said "it's disgraceful that the obama administration's first response was not to condemn atax on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who wage the attacks." just after midnight wednesday, obama's campaign responded, accusing romney of taking a political swipe during the crisis, saying "we are shocked that at a time when the united states of america is confronting the tragic death of one. our diplomatic officers in libya, governor romney would choose to launch a political attack." at 6:21 a.m., cnn reported that u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens was killed and learned three other americans had also been killed. later that morning, romney issued his own timeline of events, stating the embassy in cairo put out a statement after their grounds had been breached. romney indicated that the u.s. apologized f
consulate in benghazi, libya. at 10:20 tuesday night before details of the attack were clear, governor mitt romney issued a statement accusing the president of apologizing for american values. it said "it's disgraceful that the obama administration's first response was not to condemn atax on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who wage the attacks." just after midnight wednesday, obama's campaign responded, accusing romney of taking a political swipe during the...
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ambassador to libya chris stevens. now we're learning more about the three other americans who died in the consulate attack there in benghazi. ambassador stephens, tyrone woods, glen dougherty and sean smith were all united in their affection for the middle east and the people there. chris stevens fell in love with the middle east when he served as a volunteer in the peace corps. he's been praised as a great friend of libya and served as a liaison to the rebels who overthrew moammar gadhafi. tyrone woods was a paramedic and a registered nurse. his third child was born just a few months ago. glen dougherty was a ski instructor and raf guide in utah before becoming a navy seal. he planned to leave the military after knee surgery in 2001 but that changed with the 9/11 attacks. he also served on the advisory board of the military religious freedom coalition. sean smith was a computer expert but also had an alter ego of the computer game eve online. smith was online tuesday night reporting gunfire. he disconnected and never
ambassador to libya chris stevens. now we're learning more about the three other americans who died in the consulate attack there in benghazi. ambassador stephens, tyrone woods, glen dougherty and sean smith were all united in their affection for the middle east and the people there. chris stevens fell in love with the middle east when he served as a volunteer in the peace corps. he's been praised as a great friend of libya and served as a liaison to the rebels who overthrew moammar gadhafi....
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ambassador to libya chris stevens. now we're learning more about the three other american who is died in that consulate attack in benghazi this week, ambassador stevens, tie roan woods, glen doherty, and sean smith were all united in their affection for the middle east and the people there. chris stevens fell in love with the middle east when he served as a volunteer peace corps -- as a volunteer in the peace corps. he has been praised as a great friend of libya and served as liaison to the rebel who is overthrew dictator moammar gadhafi. tyrone woods became a navy s.e.a.l. after his mom suggested he join the military. he was also a paramedic and a registered nurse. his third child, kai, was born just a few months ago. and glen doherty was a ski instructor and raft guide in utah before becoming a navy s.e.a.l. he planned to leave the military after knee surgery in 2001, but that changed when the 9/11 attacks occurred. doherty also served on the advisory board of the military religious freedom foundation. in his ten-yea
ambassador to libya chris stevens. now we're learning more about the three other american who is died in that consulate attack in benghazi this week, ambassador stevens, tie roan woods, glen doherty, and sean smith were all united in their affection for the middle east and the people there. chris stevens fell in love with the middle east when he served as a volunteer peace corps -- as a volunteer in the peace corps. he has been praised as a great friend of libya and served as liaison to the...
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ambassador chris stephens and three others in libya. the four were honored at a memorial in maryland. >> it's tragic, it's so deeply saddening and also makes us awa aware, th though, of the kind o world people like chris and over the years are playing unsung, but the critical role that they play. >> he would not want to be seen as a hero. he would want to be seen as a guy on his team who did his job. >> and did it well. >> and did it well, did it the best he could. >> again lived hglen lived his fullest. he was my brother, but if you asked his friends, he was their brother as well. if the last few days teach us anything, let it be this. that this work and the men and women who risk their lives to do it, are at the heart of what makes america great and good. >> four americans. four patriots. they loved this country. and they chose to serve it and served it well. they didn't simply embrace the american ideals. they lived it. they embodied it. the courage, the hope, and the idealism. that fundamental american belief that we can leave this
ambassador chris stephens and three others in libya. the four were honored at a memorial in maryland. >> it's tragic, it's so deeply saddening and also makes us awa aware, th though, of the kind o world people like chris and over the years are playing unsung, but the critical role that they play. >> he would not want to be seen as a hero. he would want to be seen as a guy on his team who did his job. >> and did it well. >> and did it well, did it the best he could....
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libya's government has vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice. but the country's president touring the site admitted that would be difficult. >> we'll do our utmost, whether we succeed or not, we expect help from our friends. >> currently, you're not capable, you can't control these groups, currently? >> the question is whether the united states underestimated the threats from hostile groups here. one libyan security official told me that he met with american officials in benghazi three days before the attacks took place. he says he warned them, not for the first time, that security in benghazi was deteriorating. he said, quote, we told the americans the situation was frightening. it scares us. the ambassador, too, seems to have been aware of the general threat from islamic militants, but no one anticipated the terrible violence that would take his life and the life of three other americans on tuesday night. arwa damon, cnn, benghazi, libya. >> and back here in the states now, with tentative deal reached in a five-day old teacher's strike in the
libya's government has vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice. but the country's president touring the site admitted that would be difficult. >> we'll do our utmost, whether we succeed or not, we expect help from our friends. >> currently, you're not capable, you can't control these groups, currently? >> the question is whether the united states underestimated the threats from hostile groups here. one libyan security official told me that he met with american officials in...
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consulate in libya, they were returned to american soil today. the u.s. marines carried the caskets of ambassador chris stevens, former navy seal tyrone woods and glenn doherty, and sean smith. the four were honored in a ceremony by president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton. >>> and the fbi putting off its visit to libya for safety reasons. fbi agents had hoped to arrive today to investigation the matter. inside that burned out consulate in benghazi to put together the violence from that night. >> reporter: amid the ash, soot and debris, remnants of a life that was, and what it meant to those stationed here. scrawled on this sheet, memories so important. what was a backened ruin was an up scale neighborhood. officials say tuesday night's attack was planned by islamist militants, and quickly overwhelmed the guards. the compound's first line of defense, easily breached. according to one of the libyan guards stationed at the gate armed with only a radio, the assault happened simultaneously from three different directions. he said he first heard
consulate in libya, they were returned to american soil today. the u.s. marines carried the caskets of ambassador chris stevens, former navy seal tyrone woods and glenn doherty, and sean smith. the four were honored in a ceremony by president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton. >>> and the fbi putting off its visit to libya for safety reasons. fbi agents had hoped to arrive today to investigation the matter. inside that burned out consulate in benghazi to put together the...
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ambassador to libya and his three colleagu colleagues. four americans died. >> reporter: amid the ash, soot and debris, remnants of a life that was. and what it meant to those stationed here. scrawled on this sheet, libya is so important. traces of blood stain the walls. what is now a blackened ruin was a pleasant compound in an upscale benghazi neighborhood. libyan officials say tuesday night's attack was planned by islamist militants. and quickly overwhelmed the libyan and american guards. the compound's first line of defense, easily breached. according to one of the libyan guards who was stationed at the gate, armed with only a radio, the assault happened simultaneously from three different directions. he says that he initially hard chanting, growing louder and louder, and then suddenly, the gunfire, the rocket-propelled grenades, and machine gun fire attacking the compound. he is so terrified from retaliation he refuses to appear on camera. he says at one point the masked men came over and threatened him at gunpoint. he only survived
ambassador to libya and his three colleagu colleagues. four americans died. >> reporter: amid the ash, soot and debris, remnants of a life that was. and what it meant to those stationed here. scrawled on this sheet, libya is so important. traces of blood stain the walls. what is now a blackened ruin was a pleasant compound in an upscale benghazi neighborhood. libyan officials say tuesday night's attack was planned by islamist militants. and quickly overwhelmed the libyan and american...
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libya does have an elected president and prime minister. they want good relations with the united states. and they realize how serious this whole affair is. on the other hand, the libyans have been very sensitive with the international criminal court wanted, for instance, the son of gadhafi tried in the hague. they've pushed back and said, no, we'll try him here, according to our laws. he'll get a fair trial. >> we have seen the u.s. reinforce some of the embassies with especially trained marines. what is their red line? i mean, when do they decide to go ahead and fire? >> well, i believe that, first of all, either the theater command or the president has to given the order. probably the theater commancomm. they will be called into action eeth whr the host country cannot protect our diplomatic installation. at that point, they go in to secure the compound or the safehouses and to extract or evacuate diplomatic staff. >> this morning we're talking a lot about the red line, basically when to go to war and when to take action. now, the preside
libya does have an elected president and prime minister. they want good relations with the united states. and they realize how serious this whole affair is. on the other hand, the libyans have been very sensitive with the international criminal court wanted, for instance, the son of gadhafi tried in the hague. they've pushed back and said, no, we'll try him here, according to our laws. he'll get a fair trial. >> we have seen the u.s. reinforce some of the embassies with especially trained...
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scrawled on this sheet, libya is so important. traces of bloodstained the walls. what's now a blackened ruin was a pleasant compound in an upscale benghazi neighborhood. libyan officials say tuesday night's attack was planned by islamist militants. and quickly overwhelmed the libyan and american guards. the compounds' first line of defense, easily breached. according to one of the libyan guards stationed at the gate, armed with only a radio the assault happened simultaneously from lee different directions. and he says that he initially heard chanting growing increasingly louder and then suddenly the gunfire, rocket propelled grenades and other heavy machine gunfire began attacking the compound. he's so terrified of repercussions he's refusing to appear on camera. he says at one point the masked men came over and threatened to kill him at gunpoint for protecting the infidels. he only survived because another individual within their ranks intervened and managed to lead him away. a rocket propelled grenade took out the power. and set the main residence on fire. here
scrawled on this sheet, libya is so important. traces of bloodstained the walls. what's now a blackened ruin was a pleasant compound in an upscale benghazi neighborhood. libyan officials say tuesday night's attack was planned by islamist militants. and quickly overwhelmed the libyan and american guards. the compounds' first line of defense, easily breached. according to one of the libyan guards stationed at the gate, armed with only a radio the assault happened simultaneously from lee different...
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is that not the line in libya at least? >> but the ambassador was a friend of mine, so i don't take that lightly at all, but i don't think that that reflected the broad views of the libyan people. i think what happened there, as far as we understand it, is there was a violent protest tucked into a larger protest. there are lots of weapons going through the middle east, too, and that makes this all the more dangerous, but i don't think there's any evidence that either the local government in benghazi or local government elements or anybody in libya was somehow trying to target americans. what instead i think this is a consequence of is we have had diplomacy in the middle east that's been all about our relations with governments, and what chris stevens was trying to do was remake diplomacy and deal a lot more with a much wider range of people outside of capital cities. unfortunately, that's a mode that he gave his life for. >> sore tom of the people he was attempting to reach, let's talk about the red line for them and look a
is that not the line in libya at least? >> but the ambassador was a friend of mine, so i don't take that lightly at all, but i don't think that that reflected the broad views of the libyan people. i think what happened there, as far as we understand it, is there was a violent protest tucked into a larger protest. there are lots of weapons going through the middle east, too, and that makes this all the more dangerous, but i don't think there's any evidence that either the local government...
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four americans in libya. >> the violence there, and at the u.s. embassy in cairo is being fueled by an anti-muslim video made here in the united states. >> u.s. marines being called in as enforcements in been gone sea. >> the romney campaign already drafted a critical statement saying the obama had minute administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions but to sympathize with those that waged the attacks. here's the problem with that. the romney statement was sent to reporters just after 10:00 p.m. on tuesday with the caveat it not be released until after midnight. it was sent before many of the facts were gathered. the statement is wrong because the obama administrations official statement from the secretary of state released just before the romney statement reads like this. i condemn in the strongest terms the attack on our mission in benghazi today. our commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. but let me be clear there is never any justification for violent attacks of
four americans in libya. >> the violence there, and at the u.s. embassy in cairo is being fueled by an anti-muslim video made here in the united states. >> u.s. marines being called in as enforcements in been gone sea. >> the romney campaign already drafted a critical statement saying the obama had minute administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions but to sympathize with those that waged the attacks. here's the problem with that. the...
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>> i think it's more of the latter, extremist groups in countries like libya and other places that are still in the middle of a transition that's likely to take years to come to fruition are looking to assert themselves in ways that aren't really in line with the m mainstream in those countries. i think we've seen in the last four or five days are the fringe voices reacting to fringe voices here in our country. because remember, the people who have done this film, whatever it is, most of us have not even seen it, are on the fringes as well, and they're trying to claim emotions, and what we see is a modern consensus in most of these countries saying, look, we need law and order, we need to complete these transitions s, a the images we see is really a small number of people in these countries. >> libya has come out and expressed their sympathies for the deaths of ambassador stevens and in her view, it was really the extremists that were in libya who took advantage of the opportunity and caused the burning that led to the death of the four americans. let's talk about how this is taking ce
>> i think it's more of the latter, extremist groups in countries like libya and other places that are still in the middle of a transition that's likely to take years to come to fruition are looking to assert themselves in ways that aren't really in line with the m mainstream in those countries. i think we've seen in the last four or five days are the fringe voices reacting to fringe voices here in our country. because remember, the people who have done this film, whatever it is, most of...
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in libya, what we've seen is an al-qaeda attack on an american diplomat. in egypt, we're seeing an internal conflict between the muslim brotherhood and far more religion party which has used this film as a way of trying to weaken the muslim brotherhood's grip. it's a more complex situation than pointing at a film. >> so, so many other objectives have come with a type of attacks we've seen. is it a stretch to say this film is being used as an excuse to further ignite or to spawn protests or actions from people whether they be extremists or otherwise who are angry, upset about something else? >> yeah, and let's use the egypt example as a perfect one here. the film was first talked about on one satellite station. called el nas, which is run by ultra -- saudi muslims, which is the mouthpiece for the newer party. so in a sense, this was a perfect opportunity for the party to come out and to really try to flank the muslim brotherho brotherhood, which they see as being too accommodating, too westernized. in other places around the world, there is still a deep sen
in libya, what we've seen is an al-qaeda attack on an american diplomat. in egypt, we're seeing an internal conflict between the muslim brotherhood and far more religion party which has used this film as a way of trying to weaken the muslim brotherhood's grip. it's a more complex situation than pointing at a film. >> so, so many other objectives have come with a type of attacks we've seen. is it a stretch to say this film is being used as an excuse to further ignite or to spawn protests...
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embassy in libya and the president's foreign policy. all of that being discussed in the sunday morning talk shows. here are some of the highlights. >> reporter: can you tell me what you would like that red line to be in the best of all possible worlds for you and for israel? what would you like the u.s. to commit to in terms of a red line? >> in six months or so, they will be 90% of the way there. i think it's important to place a red line before iran, and i think that actually reduces the chance of a military conflict. because if they know there is a point stage in the enrichment of other nuclear activities, they can't cross it because they'll face consequences. >> reporter: we're not at that stage yet. they do not have a nuclear weapon. there is considerable time and space before they will have a nuclear weapon should they make the decision to go for that. >> was this a long planned attack, as far as you know? >> the way these demonstrators acted and moved, i think we had -- this leaves us with no doubt that this was pre-planned -- pr
embassy in libya and the president's foreign policy. all of that being discussed in the sunday morning talk shows. here are some of the highlights. >> reporter: can you tell me what you would like that red line to be in the best of all possible worlds for you and for israel? what would you like the u.s. to commit to in terms of a red line? >> in six months or so, they will be 90% of the way there. i think it's important to place a red line before iran, and i think that actually...
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let's move on now to libya and the middle east. this one today in pakistan, if we can look at that, all over this anti-muslim film, we're told. but of course there have been more and more demonstrations after the attacks on the u.s. embassy in libya, and killing of four americans, including ambassador stevens. they have been criticized for being weak in its response to the attack. will, what if anything should the obama administration have done differently? >> i can tell you one thing. they should not have come out and said this is a response to that film. in full-throated criticism, the obama administration deserves every bit of it -- jay kearney went on last week and said, this is a response to this film. this film is a pretext at best for what's going on in libya and egypt and this protest-sparking cry. the thing is, we have values that we stand for, don. we do not equivocate on those values, and if it happens to offend someone and you respond to that offense with murder and rioting, i'm sorry, that's not something we can apolog
let's move on now to libya and the middle east. this one today in pakistan, if we can look at that, all over this anti-muslim film, we're told. but of course there have been more and more demonstrations after the attacks on the u.s. embassy in libya, and killing of four americans, including ambassador stevens. they have been criticized for being weak in its response to the attack. will, what if anything should the obama administration have done differently? >> i can tell you one thing....
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they did not get that request in libya. but having said that, they did make a decision on balance to take it down for those two countries. and now they're being criticized for doing that. >> leslie harris, appreciate your time this morning, and thank you. >> thank you. >>> she's tall, blond, and has a beard. she's also a "he." no, it's not a drag queen. she's a fashionista. why not take a day to explore your own backyard? with two times the points on travel, you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy. it's got that sweet honey taste. but no way it's 80 calories, right? no way, right? lady, i just drive the truck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. fiber one. exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. with our award winning apps that allow you to transfer funds, pay bills or manage yo
they did not get that request in libya. but having said that, they did make a decision on balance to take it down for those two countries. and now they're being criticized for doing that. >> leslie harris, appreciate your time this morning, and thank you. >> thank you. >>> she's tall, blond, and has a beard. she's also a "he." no, it's not a drag queen. she's a fashionista. why not take a day to explore your own backyard? with two times the points on travel, you...
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to the middle east and north africa this weekend, where they are going to bheping out. 50 marines in libya, and could go to yemen and sudan. on tuesday, militants attacked the u.s. consul in benghazi and killed the ambassador and three american men close to him. >>> want to talk to general wesley clarke, general, thank you for joining us. can u.s. forces help keep these consulates and embassies safer? >> certainly they can. first of all, forces around the consulates can provide direct defense. they can also provide deterrents and simply the word that we're putting additional forces in there has to be heard by people. the forces offshore can provide reinforcements, provide additional intelligence and a lot going on behind the scenes, you can be sure of that. our intelligence agencies, our pounding the beat, looking for the source of the attacks, during the after action review as to what happened and why. looking to find ways to prevent and get early warning of future attacks there, is a lot going on that we're not seeing. >> general, some of these countries like yemen and sudan say they don
to the middle east and north africa this weekend, where they are going to bheping out. 50 marines in libya, and could go to yemen and sudan. on tuesday, militants attacked the u.s. consul in benghazi and killed the ambassador and three american men close to him. >>> want to talk to general wesley clarke, general, thank you for joining us. can u.s. forces help keep these consulates and embassies safer? >> certainly they can. first of all, forces around the consulates can provide...
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you know, i think what americans need to understand is for many of these countries, particularly libya to egypt, you know, they just ended over 100 years of dick toral rule, and for many of these countries religion is not something they laugh about. they don't make fun of jesus or moses or muhammad or any religious figures. so i think that, you know, when they see this amateur sophomoric movie come on youtube, sadly, they're thinking that with being the actions of the american people. >> we have seen men and women threatened and even killed for blasphemy. does the koran call for a specific punishment? >> actually, it doesn't at all. actually, unlike judaism and in the bible in the book of mark there's actually no direct prescription on, you know, taking the lord's name in vein and we can neither find any sort of prescription within the sayings of the prophet muhammad. what we see here are the blasphemy laws that we see in ten out of the 57 muslim majority nations on earth. our recent political constructs and in pakistan 640 people have been charged under blasphemy laws between 1986 and
you know, i think what americans need to understand is for many of these countries, particularly libya to egypt, you know, they just ended over 100 years of dick toral rule, and for many of these countries religion is not something they laugh about. they don't make fun of jesus or moses or muhammad or any religious figures. so i think that, you know, when they see this amateur sophomoric movie come on youtube, sadly, they're thinking that with being the actions of the american people. >>...
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ambassador in libya and some violent anti-american protests over a film insulting islam have suddenly pushed foreign policy right to the front line in a battle for the white house. in recent days the issue has been the source of heated ex changes between president obama and mitt romney. two other crucial issues getting a lot of attention right now, iran's nuclear program, and syria's chemical weapons. our piers morgan co and barbara star on how they have been handled so far and what mitt romney would do differently if he were to win in november. >> president obama and governor romney on degree on two issues, iran will not be allowed to go nuclear and syria will not use its chemical weapons. if it looks like either might happen, they differ on what could trigger sending u.s. troops into action. on syria -- >> we have been very clear to the assad regime and also to other players on the ground that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change any calculus. that would change any equation. >> the white house won't
ambassador in libya and some violent anti-american protests over a film insulting islam have suddenly pushed foreign policy right to the front line in a battle for the white house. in recent days the issue has been the source of heated ex changes between president obama and mitt romney. two other crucial issues getting a lot of attention right now, iran's nuclear program, and syria's chemical weapons. our piers morgan co and barbara star on how they have been handled so far and what mitt romney...
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ambassador to libya. for instance. he even made a public appearance in person in the middle of the crowd. that is rare since the 2006 israel-hezbollah war for fear of assassination. he will usually limit himself to television appearances. he is saying that america needs to hear us. don't insult our prophet. he is trying to present himself right now. this is the leader of the shiite militant group hezbollah as a unifier of all muslims. it's an opportunity for him perhaps to try to regain some of that street cred he has lost over the last several years. >> how powerful is he as a figure head? is he a symbolic leader? is he really a very practical on the grounds moesh ator? >> no. he is the ceo and the chairman of hezbollah, the most important political and militant faction in lebanon. look at it in the regional context here. he is allied and is, of course, in existence thanks to the support of iran. allied as well with the leadership and the regime of bashar al assad in syria. why did he lose some of his street cred and
ambassador to libya. for instance. he even made a public appearance in person in the middle of the crowd. that is rare since the 2006 israel-hezbollah war for fear of assassination. he will usually limit himself to television appearances. he is saying that america needs to hear us. don't insult our prophet. he is trying to present himself right now. this is the leader of the shiite militant group hezbollah as a unifier of all muslims. it's an opportunity for him perhaps to try to regain some of...
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embassies in egypt and libya. 26%. 48% disapproved. as you remember, mitt romney came out criticized the white house, even as the details of the embassy attacks in cairo and both benghazi were still filtering out, apparent thumbs down from the public on that one. back to today's speech in los angeles, here is what we need to all keep in mind here, there has been a battle brewing within the comeny campaign as a result of the battle we expect to hear romney begin to offer, more specifics today, as to precisely what he would do as president. we expect he will start to tell us what he and mitt romney would do differently from president obama, at least that's what the romney team is saying. want to bring in jim acosta, he's with me now from the scene there of the romney speech in los angeles. checking my time, i'm thinking ten minutes if he's running on schedule. but let me turn the question on its head here, why has mitt romney not been offering lots of policy specifics up until now? was there a conscious decision to do that and if so, why
embassies in egypt and libya. 26%. 48% disapproved. as you remember, mitt romney came out criticized the white house, even as the details of the embassy attacks in cairo and both benghazi were still filtering out, apparent thumbs down from the public on that one. back to today's speech in los angeles, here is what we need to all keep in mind here, there has been a battle brewing within the comeny campaign as a result of the battle we expect to hear romney begin to offer, more specifics today,...
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consulate in libya preplanned? that depends on who you ask. >> what happened in benghazi was, in fact, initially a spontaneous reaction to what had just tran spispired hours befor cairo. almost a copycat of the demonstrations against our facility in cairo which were prompted, of course, by the video. >> most people don't bring rocket propelled grenades and heavy weapons to a demonstration. that was an act of terror. and for anyone to disagree with that fundamental fact, i think, is really ignoring the facts. >> libya's president says foreign extremists did plan the attack. but in egypt, officials say some protesters there actually got paid to participate. of course, events overseas have already changed the dialogue when it comes to the election here at home. until now, mitt romney's message has centered on the economy. with obama leading in the polls, republicans have seized on the embassy crisis to attack the president's leadership. >> all of us are watching events closely. but we know who america is dealing with
consulate in libya preplanned? that depends on who you ask. >> what happened in benghazi was, in fact, initially a spontaneous reaction to what had just tran spispired hours befor cairo. almost a copycat of the demonstrations against our facility in cairo which were prompted, of course, by the video. >> most people don't bring rocket propelled grenades and heavy weapons to a demonstration. that was an act of terror. and for anyone to disagree with that fundamental fact, i think, is...
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arwa damon, cnn, benghazi, libya. >> arwa, thank you. and meanwhile, the fallout from the online anti-islam film is escalating. al qaeda's affiliate in north africa is now urging muslims in that region to ramp up protests and to, quote, kill their american ambassadors and representatives. the group is also calling ambassador chris stevens' death a, quote, gift. [ female announcer ] ordinary lotions aren't made to treat eczema, so it can feel like you're using nothing at all. but neosporin® eczema essentials™ is different. its multi-action formula restores visibly healthier skin in 3 days. neosporin® eczema essentials™. your doctor will say get smart about your weight. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. >>> don't know if you've been watching the stock market but apple has been killing it on wall street this morning. that tech giant stock has
arwa damon, cnn, benghazi, libya. >> arwa, thank you. and meanwhile, the fallout from the online anti-islam film is escalating. al qaeda's affiliate in north africa is now urging muslims in that region to ramp up protests and to, quote, kill their american ambassadors and representatives. the group is also calling ambassador chris stevens' death a, quote, gift. [ female announcer ] ordinary lotions aren't made to treat eczema, so it can feel like you're using nothing at all. but...
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the head of libya's national congress says, it was a preplanned attack. that the government thathas arrd dozens of people among members or sympathizers of al qaeda and a handful of foreigners. other senior officials say the 50 were merely brought in for questioning, and there is no evidence of an existing plot. what is undisputed is that over the past three months, attacks against western interests in ben z gazi increased as the power of extremist groups. something military officials say they warned the americans. this young man says, he arrived at compound just as the firefight began to subside. he says, he didn't see any foreigners, just libyans. members of known extremist militias, bearded, carrying russian-made automatic machine guns, rocket propelled grenades and lighter weapons. detained by the attackers and says, he heard them talking about the assault, celebrating their success. and he says, before he was released, they also talked about an attack on another location that night. a safe house where the american staff took shelter. perhaps we'll nev
the head of libya's national congress says, it was a preplanned attack. that the government thathas arrd dozens of people among members or sympathizers of al qaeda and a handful of foreigners. other senior officials say the 50 were merely brought in for questioning, and there is no evidence of an existing plot. what is undisputed is that over the past three months, attacks against western interests in ben z gazi increased as the power of extremist groups. something military officials say they...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. it is pretty graphic stuff. so within this video, you will see libyans pulling an injured but living person from the rubble. turns out that person was ambassador chris stevens who, as we all know now, later died. these are some pretty incredible pictures and cnn's arwa damon walks us through scene by scene. >> reporter: this is the first thing that he says he saw and filmed at the consulate compound. the cafeteria building up in flames. it was shortly before midnight, september 11th. the smoke so thick, the compound's main house is barely visible. and then this. after breaking through a window, men shout they found a body. suddenly one of them cries out. he's alive. he's alive. the crowd cheers. god is great. rushing for a car, they realize it is a foreigner. i was filming the video and i thought it was an american, he recalls. but i thought it was a driver or a security guy, i never thought it was the ambassador. it is clear from the rest of the video that the man they pulled out was ambassador christopher stev
consulate in benghazi, libya. it is pretty graphic stuff. so within this video, you will see libyans pulling an injured but living person from the rubble. turns out that person was ambassador chris stevens who, as we all know now, later died. these are some pretty incredible pictures and cnn's arwa damon walks us through scene by scene. >> reporter: this is the first thing that he says he saw and filmed at the consulate compound. the cafeteria building up in flames. it was shortly before...
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arwa damon, cnn, benghazi, libya. >>> we continue on, hour two, i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me. we begin with the big story, mitt romney, allowing open coverage today at the fund-raising event in salt lake, open coverage at a fund-raising event after the public disclosure of what he said last may. but american voters at a private fund-raiser in south florida. here is a remark that has all kinds of folks buzzing today, mitt romney again last may, the clip provided by the left wing publication mother jones. roll it. >> there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. all right. there are 47% who are with him who are dependent upon the government who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe they're entitled to health care, to food, to housing, you name it. but it is an entitlement. and the government should give it to them. and they will vote for this president no matter what. >> so mitt romney said nearly half the country, 47% to be precise, you heard the wor
arwa damon, cnn, benghazi, libya. >>> we continue on, hour two, i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me. we begin with the big story, mitt romney, allowing open coverage today at the fund-raising event in salt lake, open coverage at a fund-raising event after the public disclosure of what he said last may. but american voters at a private fund-raiser in south florida. here is a remark that has all kinds of folks buzzing today, mitt romney again last may, the clip provided by...
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. >>> dramatic video out of libya shows a group of men apparently trying to rescue u.s. ambassador chris stevens. we'll show you. wo tickets to paradise! pack your bags, we'll leave tonight. uhh, it's next month, actually... eddie continues singing: to tickets to... paradiiiiiise! no four. remember? whoooa whooaa whooo! you know ronny, folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how happy are they jimmy? happier than eddie money running a travel agency. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. i was talking to my best friend. i told her i wasn't feeling like myself... i had pain in my pelvic area... and bleeding that wasn't normal for me. she said i had to go to the doctor. turned out i had uterine cancer, a type of gynecologic cancer. i received treatment and we're confident i'll be fine. please listen to your body. if something doesn't feel right for two weeks or longer, see your doctor. get the inside knowledge about gynecologic cancers. knowing can make all the difference in the world. since amerip
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and that of course led to the torching of of the deathings of lib libya, and so this is an attempt to satirize those events and it is again causing a firestorm as far as reaction is concerned, ashleigh. >> jim bittermann live for us in paris. thank you, jim. >>> also for the american ambassador for china what should have been a normal drive around the embassy from beijing was far from normal. look at the sky view. you can see the ambassador gary locke's car. he is surprised by anti-japanese protest protesters, and this is the american ambassador trying to enter the embassy compound. this is strange, because the u.s. embassy is quite close to the japanese embassy where the demonstrators have been protesting the claim to the islands that are also claimed by ch china, and it is a longstanding dispute. ambassador locke was not hurt, but that car did sustain some minor damage with projectiles and people stomping on it. and protesting the japanese going after the u.s. ambassador. >>> around also, i want to let you know about a former navy s.e.a.l.'s funeral services being held in massachuse
and that of course led to the torching of of the deathings of lib libya, and so this is an attempt to satirize those events and it is again causing a firestorm as far as reaction is concerned, ashleigh. >> jim bittermann live for us in paris. thank you, jim. >>> also for the american ambassador for china what should have been a normal drive around the embassy from beijing was far from normal. look at the sky view. you can see the ambassador gary locke's car. he is surprised by...
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romney sort of stumbled during the libya debate, and then kind of had to new message. just the other day for weeks we have the romney campaign kind of backing into a new message and trying to reframe the debate, and no candidate wants to be in that position with less than 50 days to go in a campaign. >> so, on the other hand, there are some die-hard conservatives who are rallying around romney, so i wonder whose voices are going to be heard the most by mitt romney. will it be, you know, those disenters within the republican party, or those who are saying, you know, you're right on? >> well, i mean, we are seeing some republicans, especially in tight races in this country back away from romney's comments. saying, though, they're probably poisonous in tight races, and some some of these states like massachusetts and connecticut, you see republican scott brown, a candidate in massachusetts, and linda mcmahon in connecticut put some space between themselves and romney. there are more undecided voters in these senate races than there are in the larger presidential electrics
romney sort of stumbled during the libya debate, and then kind of had to new message. just the other day for weeks we have the romney campaign kind of backing into a new message and trying to reframe the debate, and no candidate wants to be in that position with less than 50 days to go in a campaign. >> so, on the other hand, there are some die-hard conservatives who are rallying around romney, so i wonder whose voices are going to be heard the most by mitt romney. will it be, you know,...
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glen doherty was killed september 11th in libya in that attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. he was providing security at the time, and the u.s. ambassador to libya was also killed in the attack. >>> for the first time 350,000 chicago public school students are back in the classroom. tuesday the teachers union voted to suspend the strike that kept them out of school. the negotiations for the new contract lasted for several days and the deal must be ratified now by union members. >>> bank of america has not explained the reason behind a problem with the website. and a big problem, because the site was slow or not available to many users yesterday. a bank spokesperson says that they are working to ensure full availability. >>> today, we could finally learn more about fast and furious, the controversial gus trafficking investigation connect n connected to the death of a u.s. border patrol agent. the bureau of tobacco and alcohol and firearms program was to track guns purchase ed d in united states by low level drug dealers and then ended up in the hands of drug cartels in mexico
glen doherty was killed september 11th in libya in that attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. he was providing security at the time, and the u.s. ambassador to libya was also killed in the attack. >>> for the first time 350,000 chicago public school students are back in the classroom. tuesday the teachers union voted to suspend the strike that kept them out of school. the negotiations for the new contract lasted for several days and the deal must be ratified now by union members....
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ambassador to libya, chris stevens. a source familiar with the ambassador says that before he died, chris stevens believed that his name was on an al qaeda hit list. a source also says that in the weeks and days before his death in that attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, stevens was worried about what he described as the never ending security threats in that city. also the u.s. counterterrorism chief is now calling that assault that killed stevens and three of his american colleagues a terrorist attack. and there are reports that a former detainee at guantanamo bay who was released and returned to libya may have, in fact, been the ringleader of benghazi attack. cnn has not yet been able to independently confirm that latter report. but our cnn national security contributor fred townsend joins us live. she's a member of the cia external advisory committee. she was also a personal friend of ambassador stevens and had visited libya with her employer. are your sources saying anything about this report, a series of rep
ambassador to libya, chris stevens. a source familiar with the ambassador says that before he died, chris stevens believed that his name was on an al qaeda hit list. a source also says that in the weeks and days before his death in that attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, stevens was worried about what he described as the never ending security threats in that city. also the u.s. counterterrorism chief is now calling that assault that killed stevens and three of his american colleagues a...
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> you know, as his tour in libya. you cannot say this is not freedom fighters. they want to be free of the government. i don't know why they watch. >> libya got nato's help. syria for now gets his. >> he has to -- >> the syrian regime blames foreign radicals trying to conger up fears of a takeover by islamist extremists. while he embraces religion, he dismisses extremism and al qaeda altogether. >> i'm only student. i left my money, my student, my family. not al qaeda. we're not coming to corrupt this country. we came here to help. >> reporter: there could be thousands of foreign fighters in syria. some radical. some not. while rebels may want battle harden the fighters here now, they may regret that when the extremists decide to stay, says one expert. >> i think we don't have any benefit in having them, but i think at this point because of their weaker weaponry and training and ability, they may need them to fight. if you assume the fighting is going to be finished, as in they are there to stay and what we might witn
> you know, as his tour in libya. you cannot say this is not freedom fighters. they want to be free of the government. i don't know why they watch. >> libya got nato's help. syria for now gets his. >> he has to -- >> the syrian regime blames foreign radicals trying to conger up fears of a takeover by islamist extremists. while he embraces religion, he dismisses extremism and al qaeda altogether. >> i'm only student. i left my money, my student, my family. not al...